| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Rear wheel bearings have excessive free play |2.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Drive chain excessively loose |6.2.1d| | 4 |
| Front Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 4 |
| Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Roller brake test The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25%. |3.3.A2b| | 2 |
| Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake |3.3.A1a| | 2 |
| Drive chain worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.7.3a| | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls front lever (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drive chain worn to excess |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Drive chain excessively loose |6.1.7 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear suspension fouling which affects the movement of the rear suspension |2.4.A.3a| | 1 |
| Throttle operating incorrectly |6.2.1f| | 1 |
| Steering movement excessively `notchy` with the wheel raised |2.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake disc|s| excessively worn |3.2.A1l| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working front brake lever switch faulty (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak both legs (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Stop lamp not working Front lever not operating stop lamp (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times per minute |1.5.1c| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Front Brake lever cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam |1.2.2a|i|| | 1 |
| Drive chain sprocket worn to excess |6.2.1e| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Position lamp not working number plate light |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear reflector on motorcycle missing replace |1.4.1| | 1 |
| Locking device|s| not correctly fitted which may make the motor bicycle dangerous to ride replace spindle nut split pin |6.2.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motor bicycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal cannot be applied smoothly |3.1.3d| | 1 |
| Rear Brake pedal cannot be released smoothly |3.1.3d| | 1 |
| Central Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam main and dip beam inoperative (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |